Your final exam is a project to be done in groups of two or three. It is to study a new topic and then teach it to the class. These are the topics from which you may choose:
integration by parts
integration by partial fractions
integration by trig substitution
integrals with powers of trig functions
arc length of a curve
surface area of a solid of revolution
force and work in calculus
partial differentiation
multiple integrals
polar coordinates in calculus
Taylor series
Euler’s method
improper integrals
hyperbolic functions
These topics will give you a feel for some of the BC topics or some of the other topics that you will encounter in a second or third calculus course in college.
Sign up for your first three choices of topic and rank your choice of teaching date here. Once everyone has signed up, the calendar will be available here.
These are the requirements for your final project:
30 minutes presenting, teaching and question time
10 minutes assessing your classmates with a quiz (better if it is paperless!)
a multimedia component (video, powerpoint, podcast, etc.)
blog post summarizing your topic
The grading rubric is available here. Note that your grade is also a reflection of your effort as an audience member.
AP Calculus Final Project
Your final exam is a project to be done in groups of two or three. It is to study a new topic and then teach it to the class. These are the topics from which you may choose:
These topics will give you a feel for some of the BC topics or some of the other topics that you will encounter in a second or third calculus course in college.
Sign up for your first three choices of topic and rank your choice of teaching date here. Once everyone has signed up, the calendar will be available here.
These are the requirements for your final project:
The grading rubric is available here. Note that your grade is also a reflection of your effort as an audience member.